Posted in thread: Name that earthy flavor origin on 06-03-2015 at 06:39 PMI've found adding a lot of hops at the 20 minute mark in a boil can produce that mossy, damp,
dank hop flavor

Posted in thread: 1 base + 1 specialty + 1 hop + US05 = Good Beer? on 06-02-2015 at 11:29 PMHave you used Simcoe alone before? I've heard people don't like it by itself (can't remember
why). I love it in my IPAs though. Especially with Columbus or citra.Yea I've heard it said
before because ...

Posted in thread: Great Expectations "Derailed" on 05-29-2015 at 06:01 PMMaybe my bias caused me to expect something exceptional in this case, ergo, the derailment.
While I'm not a fan of fruit-enhanced beers, a SA Cherry Wheat I had a couple years ago tasted
WAY better th...

Posted in thread: brew jacket immersion, any one get yet? on 05-29-2015 at 05:59 PMDang doesn't seem to be where it needs to be yet. Glad I came across the thread as I was about
to buy one and now my mind is changed.I don't want to beta test it for $300

Posted in thread: Great Expectations "Derailed" on 05-29-2015 at 04:49 PMI've never had a cherry beer I liked, I might as well order a wine cooler, but thats jmo.

Posted in thread: Wish me luck on 05-29-2015 at 04:42 PMbrewing by candlelight sounds very novel! Bet you'll remember this brew day very
clearly!Nothing like that has ever happened to me, but I have had thermometers go to hell and I
had to rely on touch to...

Posted in thread: Hefe or dry stout? on 05-29-2015 at 04:38 PMLol I am in a similar boat here. I haven't brewed a stout in a while and that is usually what I
like to drink. So much so that that is the reason why I havenn't brewed one.I am ready to have
more stou...